Skirt-belting.



M. L. BASCH.

SKIRT BELTING.

AIPPLICATION FILED APR.H,1918.

1,293,302 Patented Feb. 4,1919.

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e To all whom it may concern ED STATES r FTC.

MORTIMER L. BASCH, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO DAVID BASGH, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

SKIRT-BELTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4., 1919.

Application filed April 11, 1918. Serial No. 227,836.

Be it known that I, MORTIMER L. BA'soH, acitizen of the United States ofAmerica, anda resident of Brooklyn, Kings county, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt- Belting, ofwhich the following is-a specification, reference being had to theaccompany'ing drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in skirt belting and its object isto provide an improved inexpensive material to be aflix'ed to the insideof the waist band of a skirt to maintain the shape thereof and to keepit from slipping.

Another object is to make such material of washable character and alsoto provide belts of the same material.

' describe the same in the following specification, and will then pointout the novel features thereof in appended claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure '1 is a plan view of a strip of myimproved belting with some of it rolled up. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview, partly in section, of a portion of the belting. 30

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of a portion of the same structure.

Fig. 4: is a perspective View of the upper part of .a skirt with itswaist band provided with an inner belt of this improved construction. I

Fig. 5 is an elevation on a larger scale, and Fig. 6 a horizontalsection of a portion of skirt belting of a modified construction whichalso embodies this invention. v

Fig. 7 is a perspective view corresponding to Fig. 4:, with the innerbelt at the waistband of the skirt of a further modified form ofconstruction.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view partly in section of an end portion of theform of the invention which is shown in Fig. 7.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring first to Figs. 1-6, 10 designates a piece of belting whichcomprises a strip of textile material such as muslin forming an outerpart 11 with its edges folded over and overlapping as at12. At spacedintervals on the backing thus formed are pieces 13 of non-elastic ribbedrubber with the ribs disposed transversely on the strip. 14 designatesbinding of suitable textile material such as braid on the vertical edgesof the pieces 13 and. stitched through these pieces and the backingdescribed. Similar of belting are reinforced as at 16 and provided withfastenin devices 17 The belting as thus applie becomes a permanent partof the skirt. The vertically disposed ribs of the pieces 13 stiffen thewaistband and keep it from wrinkling. l/Vhen worn they grip the garmentinside of the skirt and prevent the skirt from slipping.

The materials of which this belting is constructed are-washable and donot deteriorate from contact with soap and water.

When a greater stiffening effect is desired, stays 18 may be placed backof each of the pieces 13 and afiixed to the backing and to thelongitudinal binding as at 19 as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The belting shown in Figs. 7 and 8 comprises a continuous strip 30 ofnon-elastic transversely ribbed rubber with tape binding 31 over itslongitudinaledges. Its ends are reinforced as at 32 and if desired thebinding 31 is continued over the ends of the strip 30 and thereinforcement. Fastening devices are secured to the reinforced ends ofthe belting.

This is applied to the skirt 20 in the manner already described and isused in the same way.

The material of the pieces l3 and of the strip 30 is particularlywelladapted for the use to which I have applied it. In the forms shown anddescribed the inner surface of this material is constructed withvertical ribs but it is obvious that other forms may be used within thespirit and scope of this invention if the inner part of this material isroughened to form a grip- I ping surface and "I intend no limitationsother than those imposed by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

'1. A skirt belting comprising a strip of non-elastic textile materialforming a backing, pieces of non-elastic rubber material having aroughened inner gripping surface, binding afiixed to the vertical edgesof said pieces and stitched to the backing and binding over and affixedto the longitudinal edges of the backing and over the upper and loweredges of said pieces and the pieces forming gripping surfaces, bindingaflixed to the edges of said pieces which are parallel with said ribs,and stitched to the binding, and binding over and affixed to thelongitudinal edges of the backing and over the edges of said piecesWhich are normal to said ribs and affixed to the binding on the otheredges of said pieces.

3. Skirt belting comprising a strip of non-elastic textile materialforming abacking, pieces of non-elastic rubber material having inwardlyprojecting transverse ribs forming gripping surfaces, binding affixed tothe vertical edges of said pieces and stitched to the backing, bindingover and affixed to the longitudinal edges of the backing and over theupper and lower edges of said pieces and the binding affixed to thevertical edges thereof, and vertical stays between said pieces and thebacking with their ends fastened to the longitudinal bindings.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April,1918.

MORTIMER L. BASCH.

